Word: benazir
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...Free and fair elections do not seem possible.' NAWAZ SHARIF, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, who joined with Benazir Bhutto, also a former Prime Minister, to call for a possible election boycott...
...Twice elected and twice disgraced, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned from self-imposed exile and was in cahoots with Musharraf in hopes of again becoming Prime Minister. Musharraf even agreed to drop corruption charges against her. But the plan has backfired, and Bhutto is now deriding Musharraf and proclaiming slogans of democracy. The opportunistic Benazir Bhutto doesn't care one hoot about Pakistan. She is only hungry for power. Lochan Bakshi, Edmonton, Canada...
NAWAZ SHARIF, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, who joined with Benazir Bhutto, also a former Prime Minister, to call for a possible boycott in support of more open elections...
Twice elected and twice disgraced, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned from self-imposed exile and was in cahoots with Musharraf in hopes of again becoming Prime Minister. Musharraf even agreed to drop corruption charges against her. But the plan has backfired, and Bhutto is now deriding Musharraf and proclaiming slogans of democracy. The opportunistic Benazir Bhutto doesn't care one hoot about Pakistan. She is only hungry for power. Lochan Bakshi, EDMONTON, CANADA
Iqbal says that before a formal decision to boycott is made, the Muslim League will consult with Benazir Bhutto and her popular Pakistan People's party. "We must make an attempt to bring Benazir Bhutto in, we must invite her to join for solidarity. We need a unified stand." But so far, that unity seems far from guaranteed. Bhutto's spokesman Farhatullah Babar has indicated that she would participate in the election "under protest," as opposed to a full boycott. If Bhutto goes ahead, Sharif will have no choice but to follow, for fear of being...